History – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

Saul Bautista Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/15/2022 by Liina Koivula

Saul Bautista selected as an Eastern Washington University McNair Scholar

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Saul Bautista! Saul was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown Accepted to Multiple PhD Programs

05/26/202204/19/2022 by Liina Koivula

Madelyn Brown accepted to PhD programs at the University of Toronto and University of Minnesota

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown! Madelyn has been accepted to two more PhD programs, including the University of Toronto, Canada’s leading postsecondary research institution, with a five-year funding package, and the University of Minnesota with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship Six-Year Support Package. Madelyn has accepted the offer from the University of Minnesota, … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown Accepted to University of Georgia PhD Program

02/28/2022 by Liina Koivula

Madelyn Brown accepted by the University of Georgia PhD Program in History

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown! Madelyn has been accepted to the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences doctoral program in the Department of History. Madelyn was awarded full funding in the form of a Teaching Assistantship, with the University committed to renewing this award for a maximum of six years in the … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown Accepted to University of Oregon PhD Program

02/15/2022 by Liina Koivula

Madelyn Brown Accepted by The University of Oregon Doctoral Program in History

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown! Madelyn has been accepted to the University of Oregon’s College of Arts and Sciences doctoral program in the Department of History. In this program, she would be advised by Marsha Weisiger, who serves as the Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair of U.S. Western History and the Co-Director, Center for … Read more

Congratulations to Eastern McNair alum, Dr. Frank King, promoted to Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies at UW-Platteville, and also appointed to Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Chief Diversity Office

06/01/202203/18/2021 by Dukich, Cynthia

Dr. Frank King graduated from Eastern with a BA in Secondary Social Studies Education/History, and earned his PhD from Washington State University in American Studies. As an EWU McNair scholar, he conducted his McNair research internship with faculty mentor, Dr. Scott Finnie, completing a paper titled “The Battle of Adowa and Its Connection to … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown Awarded Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award

05/07/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Madelyn Brown! Madelyn has been selected to receive the Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award for the College of Social Sciences, History. This award is presented to exceptional students who have shown a commitment to their education by demonstrating outstanding academic achievement with a minimum of a 3.75 GPA … Read more